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Dish reportedly seeking programming for Internet TV serviceChicago TribuneDish Network Corp. has approached media companies, including Viacom Inc., about acquiring content for an Internet-based television service that would play live channels, according to a source familiar with the matter. Dish and Viacom have been in talks ...

Online Video Watching Done Primarily With TV Over PC, Study SaysDTVUSAForum NewsAccording to the Digital Video Outlook report, about 45 percent of Americans watch streamed online video content like Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube via their television. This number is up from the 35 percent that indicated they did this one year ago ...

BlackBerry BB10 handsets leak in online videoTelegraph.co.ukThe first major sightings of both the BlackBerry L Series and N series devices reveal, as expected, a full touchscreen device that has already leaked extensively, and the first long look at the N series, a long-awaited BlackBerry 10 phone with a full ...Telegraph.co.uk

Assange mocks Obama in online video speech at UN eventOman TribuneAssange mocks Obama in online video speech at UN event. UNITED NATIONS WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaking via a choppy video feed from his virtual house arrest in London, lashed out at US President Barack Obama late on Wednesday for ...

As Competition Grows, Netflix Looks Worse Than EverSeeking AlphaAfter running to over $300 last spring, shares of Netflix (NFLX) have turned in an awful performance over the past year and a half, dropping more than 80% to a recent trading range between $55 and $60. Investors who were expecting rapid earnings growth ...

Netflix Optimizes iOS App for the iPhone 5WebProNewsToday, Netflix launched version 2.4 of their iOS app which, among other things, brings full iPhone 5 optimization to the app. That means that all you guys out there who have already gotten your hands on the new iPhone can enjoy streaming movies and TV ...

Pizza Hut partners with Hulu for hunger relief promotionPizza Marketplace.comPizza Hut's annual World Hunger Relief campaign began this week and will continue through Nov. 3. During that time, the company will collect donations in-store and online at PizzaHut.com. Contributions can be made in increments of $1 (which feeds four ...

LIVESTREAM: NOLA Journalism SymposiumOxford American (blog)As the New Orleans Times-Picayune prepares to end daily publication on Oct. 1, The Oxford American will present a symposium on New Journalism in the South at The Historic New Orleans Collection's Williams Research Center from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on ...

Netflix for iOS Updated to Support the iPhone 5's Widescreen - Mac ...By Arnold KimNetflix has updated its iOS app to support iOS 6 and to provide support for the iPhone 5's 4" screen. The update also claims to improve the browsing, searching and watching experience. Support for the iPhone 5's taller screen is particularly ...MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors...

Mulgrew Joins Netflix Series « TrekTodayBy T'BonzStar Trek: Voyager's Kate Mulgrew has joined the Netflix series Orange is the New Black. The series is an adaptation of Piper Kerman's book, Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison, published last year. In Orange is the New ...TrekToday

Google to block YouTube video in BrazilThe Hill (blog)A Brazilian court had ordered YouTube to remove two video clips that criticized a mayoral candidate embroiled in a paternity suit, The Associated Press reported earlier this week. Google argued that it is not responsible for the content uploaded to ...

Thai sailors go “Gangnam Style” on YouTube videoChicago Sun-TimesIn this image made from an undated video released by Thai Royal Navy, Thai sailors perform the rodeo-style dance and other hip-shaking moves at their base on the popular tourist island of Phuket, southern Thailand. The "Gangnam Style" craze has reached ...

Mahmoud Abbas asks for Palestine UN upgradeCNNPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas asked the U.N. to upgrade Palestine to a nonmember observer status. For more CNN videos, check out our YouTube channel athttp://www.youtube.com/cnn. Or visit our site at http://www.cnn.com/video/ ...

Kansas school video on calorie limit is YouTube hitChicago TribuneMore than 540,000 people have clicked on a YouTube video called "We Are Hungry" in which students at Wallace County High School bemoan new federal legislation that limits calories allowed in student lunches nationwide. "We never thought it would ...

Thai sailors go "Gangnam Style" on YouTube videoThe Associated PressIn a video posted to YouTube, a few dozen smiling sailors from the Third Naval Area Command perform the rodeo-style dance and other hip-shaking moves at their base on the popular tourist island of Phuket. Lt. Cmdr. Patiroop Khemtis said Friday officers ...

More details on video shows dramatic firefight in AfghanistanNBCNews.com“I got hit a total of four times,” the cameraman wrote in his description of the video, which was provided to NBC News by the curator of a YouTube channel originally started to share about 100videos from his own tour in Afghanistan and which now posts ...

Google Caves, Will Block Contested YouTube Video in Brazil ...By Josh WolfordAfter running out of appeal options, Google's Director in Brazil Fabio Coelho has announced that Google will in fact block access to certain disputed videos in the country. Coelho had a pretty personal stake in the drama that played out over ...Top News - WebProNews

Youtube video not playing in InApp in android - Stack OverflowBy santanuIn my application Youtube videos were playing perfectly in InApp. But certainly 2 days before I got the following alert message "Sorry, this video cannot be played" while playing the video and videosare not playing. I have tried different ...Recent Questions - Stack Overflow

YouTube Blocks Contentious Brazilian political videoBy Alex WilhelmStraight to the point: Google's YouTube has agreed to block a video clip in Brazil that has been the focus of legal action and, oddly, an arrest. The company, in a statement, made it plain that when it receives a take down request that it finds ...The Next Web

Analog, Warren Buffett and Digital MediaHuffington PostTwenty years ago, investor Warren Buffett accepted an Omaha Press Club Education Committee invitation to spend an hour talking about media. At the time, I had lived in Omaha a little over three years but had already learned to follow his teaching. I ...

Can the Vatican Survive the Age of Digital Media?The AtlanticCan the Vatican Survive the Age of Digital Media? By Alexander Stille. Tweet Sep 28 2012, 11:59 AM ET Comment. Some institutions may not adapt to 21st-century radical transparency. The papacy's turn to inflammatory rhetoric while hit by a series of ...

Building Connected TV AppsBBC News (blog)Today the BBC iPlayer, News and Sport apps are available on an astonishing 650 connected TVdevices, from internet-enabled or Smart TVs and set-top-boxes to media players and games consoles, delivering more than 45 million videos to 2 million users ...

This $50 Stick Turns Any HDTV Into an Android-Powered Smart TVGizmodoThis $50 Stick Turns Any HDTV Into an Android-Powered Smart TV If you're wondering how you can breathe life into that old TV set, the FAVI SmartStick might be what you're looking for. For $50, you get a dongle that provides your TV with Android and ...

Canadian Digital Media Network Launches Soft-Landing ProgramTechvibes (blog)The Canadian Digital Media Network today announced the official launch of its Soft-Landing Program which enables companies to explore and capitalize on global business opportunities. Participants in the pilot phase of the program have already had ...

'World Without End' draws viewers in before ... - Digital Media WireBy Chris MarloweFans of Ken Follett's The Pillars of the Earth can use a new second-screen app to start delving into the Starz miniseries of World Without End, based on the author's second book set in the same town. But it's now two centuries later, and the ...Digital Media Wire | connecting...

YouTube wants to double down on mobile music videosGigaOMYouTube wants to give mobile phone users a chance to find music video content by artist, discography and genre, with the goal of bringing music content to hundreds of millions of its users. These plans could be an answer to Vevo's mobile music initiatives.GigaOM

Dish Said to Be in Talks With Viacom About Internet TVBusinessweekOne hurdle to an Internet-only service, according to programmers: Nielsen doesn't measure online video the same way it does with television. That makes it harder to track how many people are watching and sell advertising based on that audience. Nielsen ...

Eyes Have It: Big Screen Is Best for Online VideoTechNewsWorldNetflix Watch Instantly is the prime example of web-to-TV video, said NPD, noting that 40 percent of viewers watching online video on TV used connected TVs to stream video from Netflix. Another 12 percent watched content from Hulu Plus. As the number ...

Television tops for US online video viewing: NPDAFPSAN FRANCISCO — Online video fans in the United States prefer big screen televisions to computers when it comes to viewing, according to a report released Tuesday by NPD Group. The spread of Internet-connected televisions, gaming consoles with ...

Could a video game teach us how to rock?The Daily TelegraphIT'S a classic story. Someone goes to a rock concert, where they realise they missed their calling as a rockstar. So they go out and buy a guitar, only to realise that they have absolutely no idea how to play it. And because of the difficult road that ...

TVs overtake PCs for home online video viewing | Advanced ...By EditorThe home installation of millions of Internet-connected TVs is changing the way that consumers access and view streaming video, according to market research company The NPD Group. Findings from the firm's Digital Video Outlook indicate ...Advanced Television

Netflix Wants to Be Everywhere but ChinaDailyFinanceNetflix (NAS: NFLX) has been quite the globetrotter these days. By the time it launches its streaming service in four Scandinavian countries later this year Netflix will be available in 51 different countries. That's not too shabby for a company that ...

Got Netflix? Give these a chanceYakima Herald-RepublicWith so many options and so little information on the movies, you can find yourself with a giant queue full of movies that don't feel right for the night, which is too bad since Netflix Instant is the most convenient way to watch a movie these days ...

Netflix for iOS has second screen remote control for PS3 | TUAW ...By Mike SchrammThere's a sweet feature that's hidden in Netflix's mobile apps for iOS and Android, in the form of a remote for Netflix on Sony's PlayStation 3, ... more stories · My cheap, simple livestreaming rig: iPhone, Ustream, Zagg and Clingo · MacTech ...TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Abramorama To Release Tony Bennett Docu, Netflix To Stream ...By DOMINIC PATTENThe Zen Of Bennett, which debuted at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, is coming to the big screen and the little screen. Benedetto Films has signed a deal with Abramorama to handle the theatrical release of the documentary about the singer's ...Deadline.com

Google Exec Detained in Brazil Over Controversial YouTube VideoPC MagazineA Google executive was detained in Brazil after the firm refused to remove a YouTube video that attacked a mayoral candidate, according to various reports. As noted by The Guardian, Fabio Jose Silva Coelho was released after agreeing to cooperate with ...

Moscow Threatens YouTube Over Anti-Islam VideoVoice of AmericaRussia's communications minister is threatening to ban YouTube in the country if the popular Internet site doesn't remove a video mocking Islam. Although Moscow courts have yet to grant prosecutors' request, critics say banning sites is just another ...Voice of America

YouTube Shares Ad Revenue With Musicians, But Does It Add Up?NPR (blog)When I watch the Summer video, an ad pops up at the bottom for Hive — whose slogan is "Modern design for the home." Google, which owns YouTube, has clearly figured out that I like modern furniture based on my other browsing habits. But it is not ...

Google Says Anti-Muslim Video Will Stay Up as It's Within RulesBusinessweekGoogle Inc. (GOOG) Chairman Eric Schmidt reiterated that a video uploaded to YouTube depicting the Prophet Muhammad in ways that offended some Muslims won't be removed after the company blocked viewing of the clip in countries including India, ...

Armless woman's videos goes viralCNNAlert icon. Sign in or sign up now! Alert icon. Share with playlist starting from current video start of playlist. Loading... Published on Sep 27, 2012 by CNN. In an attempt to find a job, an armless woman posts YouTube videos of her day-to-day activities.

Gingrich: Romney has to do betterCNNAlert icon. Loading... Published on Sep 26, 2012 by CNN. Newt Gingrich says Mitt Romney needs to communicate better and offers some debate advice to his former rival. For more CNN videos, check out our YouTube channel at http://www.youtube.com/cnn ...

Download your YouTube video history from Google TakeoutBy Martin BrinkmannGoogle Takeout is an official service that enables Google users to export data from their Google account to their local computer system. Users can either download all account related data at once, or select specific Google services they are ...gHacks Technology News | Latest...

Google Lets You Download All Your YouTube Videos Together ...By Chris CrumGoogle Lets You Download All Your YouTube Videos Together. Google has just made it a hell of a lot easier to get all of your videos off of YouTube, should you choose to do so. In the past, users have been able to download individual videos ...Top News - WebProNews

Your YouTube original videos now available in Google Takeout ...By FitzYour Takeout menu is growing. Today's entrée: YouTube videos. Previously, you've been able to download individual transcoded videos from your YouTube Video Manager. But starting today, you also have a more efficient way to download ...Data Liberation

Don't Cut the Cord on Cable Stocks! Says Fund ManagerYahoo! Finance (blog)Like so many things technology related, the idea of people dropping their cable service or "cutting the cord" wildly exceeds the reality. According to Portfolio Manager Dan Martino of T. Rowe Price, cable isn't going away anytime soon. Martino says the ...

smartclip Publish Findings On Connected TV Users4RFVThe research found that with every new purchase of a television set the penetration of smart TVdevices increases. Connected TV is internet enabled, bringing increasing numbers of online services directly into a domestic environment and onto the ...

Zeebox Arrives in U.S., Partners with Comcast, NBCU, HBO, CinemaxStreamingMedia.comThe Zeebox second-screen viewing companion has already earned a strong following in the U.K., and today it enters the U.S. market with a splash. Zeebox is partnering with Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, HBO, and Cinemax to create a cross-channel ...

The challenges with Smart TV and what LG is doing about itPC AdvisorHowever, for the vast majority of consumers who just want to "watch TV," McGuire says that it will still take a "non-trivial amount of outbound marketing efforts" to educate consumers on the value of aSmart TV with a set of apps. "There actually have ...

Google TV: What We Learned from Version OneStreamingMedia.comAt the recent Streaming Media East conference in New York City, Adrienne McCallister, strategic partner development manager for Google TV, began a panel on the digital living room by explaining what makes Google TV unique. "Google TV has a bit of a ...

OMDC Reviewing Digital Media Tax CreditmediacasterThe Ontario Media Development Corporation is reviewing the Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit, and it's seeking input from companies that have or may participate in the funding program. OMDC has engaged Nordicity to conduct an analysis of the ...

Capablue Makes New ConnectionsThe Herald | HeraldOnline.comThe investment, which is set to strengthen the Connected TV specialist's business development and international expansion, comes off the back of a number of major contract wins which include UKTV, Chello Zone and Curzon Cinemas. One of the most ...

EA acquires Sweden-based ESN, gets game ... - Digital Media WireBy Chris MarloweElectronic Arts has acquired ESN, a Sweden-based development studio best known for its Battlelog game social platform that serves as a companion to 'Battlefield 3' and the upcoming 'Medal of Honor: Warfighter.' .Digital Media Wire | connecting...

Netflix CEO on Amazon Prime video: 'A confusing mess'CNETIn a Q&A with the Journal, which was posted to the newspaper's Web site last night, Hastings was asked what can Netflix do to compete with Amazon and Hulu. He said this: In the U.S., our content budget is about three times [Amazon's], and we've got ...

Nook Video aims to jab Netflix and Amazon all at onceSlashGearIf you were looking for another reason to pick up a new Nook tablet – revealed earlier today – you'll find it in Barnes & Noble's announcement of Nook Video, a streaming service they're set to release to fight Netflix and Amazon's efforts in the video ...SlashGear

Using your Android device as a PS3 Netflix remoteTG DailyNetflix is one the most popular video streaming sites and applications for both PCs and mobile devices. As you probably already know, Netflix streaming is available for most current-gen Android smartphones. Plus, you can also use the platform stream to ...

Redbox Instant to take on Netflix with pre-Christmas launchDigital TrendsWith Netflix struggling, competing companies are beginning to smell blood in the water – and Coinstar Inc is one of the sharks hoping to capitalize. In partnership with Verizon, the company is eyeing a Christmas season release for its Redbox Instant, ...

Your Favorite Shows On Netflix? Not AnymoreBy Fruzsina EördöghWhile Pawn Stars still airs every Monday night on cable, I no longer have access to it because I'm one of those cord cutters who relies on Roku to watch my favorite shows via Netflix and Hulu. The show might come back if negotiations work ...ReadWriteWeb

Hidden Netflix Feature Turns Your Android Device Into A Remote ...By Chris ChavezIt was barely yesterday the Netflix app saw an update for Android devices that brought with it a redesigned and snazzy new UI. Apparently, that wasn't the only thing Chris Jaffe and team had in store for the update. Apparently there was some ...Android Phone Fans

Online video firm Youku Tudou sees slower content-cost growthReutersSHANGHAI, Sept 26 (Reuters) - China's largest online video company, Youku Tudou Inc, sees content costs as a portion of revenue falling next year due to industry consolidation and as costs normalise following a surge last year, the company's president ...

Which 32-inch smart TV is the best right now?CNET (blog)Both Samsung and LG currently have the best smart TV platforms in the market with a wide range of TV apps and a Flash-enabled Web browser. They also come with advanced interactivity function such as motion control to enhance the overall user ...CNET (blog)

PepsiCo To Make New Investments In Digital Media Start-UpsForbesAfter making investments in U.S. and European digital media start-ups for the past two years through the PepsiCo10 program, the company announced yesterday that it will be expanding the program into Brazil for its third season. I recently had the ...

The challenges with Smart TV and what LG is doing about itARNnetYou say you want a revolution: LG's LM9600 (pictured) is at the forefront of the manufacturer's push into the newly created Smart TV space, but certain challenges are still hindering mass adoption by consumers. If TVs were dumb, then manufacturers are ...

The Digital Media 'Zoo'The New School Free Press“She's probably the last celebrity of her kind with a totally analog upbringing.” Veatch is still exploring digital media culture. Her next film project, “Love Child,” is based around the first legally documented case of video game addiction. A Korean ...The New School Free Press

Improving the picture on your connected TVMediaTel NewslineMediaTel's quarterly Connected TV consumer survey provides useful benchmarks. Ownerships ofsmart TV's increased from 12.9% of respondents in the third quarter of 2011 to 15.7% now. It seems like a modest rise but when combined with changing habits ...

Digital media boost to come from EuropeDerry JournalSpeaking after the meeting, Ms Anderson said; “There are real opportunities in the North West including Project Kelvin, the link with the science park regarding data storage and at Magee with digital media and I would encourage ERNACT to take a leading ...Derry Journal

Actively engaging viewers is key to online successBroadcast EngineeringFrom left: Joe Ruffolo, senior vice president of Digital Media at ABC News; Andrew Heyward, the former president of CBS News; Ray Mia, CEO of Streamworks International; and Roy Sekoff, president, HuffPost Live and a founding editor of the Huffington Post.

TV Tops PC as Most Popular Way to Watch Online VideoPC MagazineActually, more people now watch online video content from their television set, according to new data from The NPD Group. The market research firm found that 45 percent of consumers most often use their TV to view streaming video from the net, up from ...

Grab Your Friends: Online Video Just Got Way More SocialThe Herald | HeraldOnline.comNEW YORK, Sept. 26, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ -- fliqq, a content-sharing technology company, is setting out to change the way people consume content online. The company is launching its fliqq content-sharing platform which takes the solitary experience of ...

Oklahoma State University fires up online video systemFierceOnlineVideoOklahoma State University yesterday launched an online video system, OStateTV, as a way to connect students, employees and alumni across multiple campuses and sites via personal computers, tablets and smartphones. The service will use a single ...

Boxee opens up Cloudee to everyone, adds desktop uploaderGigaOMCloudee, Boxee's private video sharing app for the iPhone is now available to anyone. The company also added a desktop uploader as well as an improved web UI. Storage is still free for a limited time, so you might want to upload your clips now. cloudee ...GigaOM

High school named winner in statewide online video contestGateway Newsby Mike Lesko | Reporter. Streetsboro -- A video produced by Streetsboro High School students was one of four winners statewide in an online video contest conducted by the Ohio Children's Trust Fund, which awarded $5,000 to the high school.

Brazilian court orders arrest of Google official over YouTube videoWashington PostIn a statement to The Washington Post, Google said it is “appealing a court's decision to remove avideo from YouTube because, as a platform, we are not responsible for the content uploaded to our site.” Earlier in the month, a judge in southern Brazil ...

Google's YouTube faces trouble in Brazil over video clipsThe Hill (blog)A Brazilian court is giving Google-owned YouTube 10 days to remove an anti-Islam video that has ignited protests worldwide or it will order the video sharing website to pay a series of fines, according to the AP. If YouTube does not comply with the ...

The Man Behind the Moves: Psy of "Gangnam Style" FameBusinessweekIt's now the most “liked” video in YouTube history and has topped charts worldwide. Like “Macarena,” that grating global hit from the mid 1990s, “Gangnam Style” has a distinctive dance and catchy tune that make one's inability to decipher the lyrics ...

TechCrunch's YouTube Channel Hits 10 Million Video Views ...By Jon OrlinThose videos have more than 274 million and 269 million views, respectively, on YouTube. But today, TechCrunch's YouTube channel passed its own milestone: 10 million views. Michael Arrington wrote the first post on TechCrunch on June ...TechCrunch

YouTube Video Sparks Voter Registration ControversyBy Alex FitzpatrickA YouTube video showing what the uploader suggests is “voter suppression” in El Paso County, Colo., has been sparking controversy during an political season in which changes to voter ID and registration laws stand to have an impact on ...Mashable!

270 Video APIs: YouTube, Flickr and SkypeBy Wendell SantosYouTube Our API directory now includes 270 video APIs. The newest is the WorldStream TV API. The most popular, in terms of mashups, is the YouTube API. We list 645 YouTube mashups. Below you'll find some more stats from the directory, ...ProgrammableWeb

Popular streaming channels:Netflix: The king of movie and TV show streaming. $7.99/mo.
YouTube: User-submitted videos and some original programming. Free.
Hulu Plus: TV shows days after they air and some movies. $7.99/mo.
Amazon Prime: A strong Netflix competitor with other Amazon benefits. $79/year.
Crackle: Movies and TV mostly from Sony's library. Free.
Vudu: Movie rental site owned by Walmart. Fees per movie